Egypt vs Nicaragua: Land used for agriculture
Egypt
3.04 million
in 2010
Nicaragua
3.25 million
in 2010
Egypt rank
96th
Nicaragua rank
95th
Land used for agriculture over time
- Egypt
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 3.25 million against 3.04 million in Egypt, a difference of 213,720.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 96th and Nicaragua ranks 95th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 18 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.04 million | 330,754 | 708,926 | Egypt |
| 1790s | 946,613 | 344,770 | 601,843 | Egypt |
| 1800s | 861,301 | 360,026 | 501,275 | Egypt |
| 1810s | 899,767 | 375,653 | 524,114 | Egypt |
| 1820s | 930,616 | 392,335 | 538,281 | Egypt |
| 1830s | 954,627 | 464,398 | 490,229 | Egypt |
| 1840s | 973,058 | 523,210 | 449,848 | Egypt |
| 1850s | 984,769 | 590,686 | 394,083 | Egypt |
| 1860s | 829,122 | 616,163 | 212,959 | Egypt |
| 1870s | 890,767 | 638,403 | 252,364 | Egypt |
| 1880s | 955,773 | 701,934 | 253,839 | Egypt |
| 1890s | 1.25 million | 776,257 | 474,743 | Egypt |
| 1900s | 1.42 million | 861,191 | 562,939 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 1.53 million | 959,840 | 571,610 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 1.62 million | 1.08 million | 543,780 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 1.69 million | 1.33 million | 366,840 | Egypt |
| 1940s | 1.81 million | 1.57 million | 243,100 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 2.07 million | 2.05 million | 19,190 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 2.47 million | 2.76 million | 283,450 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.73 million | 2.88 million | 155,960 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 2.34 million | 2.98 million | 633,600 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 2.47 million | 2.81 million | 347,630 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.75 million | 3.09 million | 340,870 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 3.04 million | 3.25 million | 213,720 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Egypt or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 3.25 million against 3.04 million in Egypt as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 213,720, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nicaragua?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Egypt and Nicaragua rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Egypt ranks 96th and Nicaragua ranks 95th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.